Near midair collision between a C172 leveled at 2000 ft after a climb out from a controled airport and a beech bonanza BE35 that had just departed behind the C172 and passing within 20 ft of the reporting C172. The reporter believes that the BE35 pilot was upset that he had gotten takeoff clearance before him even though the BE35 pilot was #1 at the hold short line.

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Attributes
ACN	397522
Time
Date	199803
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ads
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ads
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Bonanza 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 204 flight time total : 645 flight time type : 330
ASRS Report	397522
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 20 vertical : 20
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Aircraft #1 departed ads at XX30 CST. After 5 mins at 2000 ft aircraft #1 was 'buzzed' by aircraft #2. Aircraft #2 had departed ads immediately after aircraft #1 and was closing in on aircraft #1 from 6 O'clock position low. The probable reason for the 'buzz' was that aircraft #1 had received takeoff clearance before aircraft #2. In spite of that aircraft #2 had arrived to the hold short position (run-up area) before aircraft #1. Aircraft #1 however had called the tower before aircraft #2 and therefore got takeoff clearance before aircraft #2. This situation however made the pilot of aircraft #2 very angry which could be clearly seen through facial expressions and the fact that I could see him 'giving me the finger' during the 'buzz.' no evasive action was taken since aircraft #2 wasn't noticed until it was abeam and slightly below aircraft #1.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC BTWN A C172 LEVELED AT 2000 FT AFTER A CLBOUT FROM A CTLED ARPT AND A BEECH BONANZA BE35 THAT HAD JUST DEPARTED BEHIND THE C172 AND PASSING WITHIN 20 FT OF THE RPTING C172. THE RPTR BELIEVES THAT THE BE35 PLT WAS UPSET THAT HE HAD GOTTEN TKOF CLRNC BEFORE HIM EVEN THOUGH THE BE35 PLT WAS #1 AT THE HOLD SHORT LINE.

Narrative: ACFT #1 DEPARTED ADS AT XX30 CST. AFTER 5 MINS AT 2000 FT ACFT #1 WAS 'BUZZED' BY ACFT #2. ACFT #2 HAD DEPARTED ADS IMMEDIATELY AFTER ACFT #1 AND WAS CLOSING IN ON ACFT #1 FROM 6 O'CLOCK POS LOW. THE PROBABLE REASON FOR THE 'BUZZ' WAS THAT ACFT #1 HAD RECEIVED TKOF CLRNC BEFORE ACFT #2. IN SPITE OF THAT ACFT #2 HAD ARRIVED TO THE HOLD SHORT POS (RUN-UP AREA) BEFORE ACFT #1. ACFT #1 HOWEVER HAD CALLED THE TWR BEFORE ACFT #2 AND THEREFORE GOT TKOF CLRNC BEFORE ACFT #2. THIS SIT HOWEVER MADE THE PLT OF ACFT #2 VERY ANGRY WHICH COULD BE CLRLY SEEN THROUGH FACIAL EXPRESSIONS AND THE FACT THAT I COULD SEE HIM 'GIVING ME THE FINGER' DURING THE 'BUZZ.' NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN SINCE ACFT #2 WASN'T NOTICED UNTIL IT WAS ABEAM AND SLIGHTLY BELOW ACFT #1.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.